Brett Ratner's HERCULES Adds PRINCE OF PERSIA's Reece Ritchie
Brett Ratner's upcoming graphic novel adaptation Hercules has added actor Reece Ritchie (Prince Of Persia, Lonely Bones), who will play 'Iolaus' alongside Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's titular character.
With production beginning next month, the Paramount/MGM co-production Hercules has added another cast member. According to Deadline, Lonely Bones and Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time actor Reece Ritchie has joined the Brett Ratner-directed adaptation of the graphic novel Hercules: The Thracian Wars (a synopsis for which can be found below. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is set to star as the titular character, while Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell, Joseph Fiennes, John Hurt, Aksel Hennie and Rebecca Ferguson are also on board. Ritchie will play Iolaus, who is described as "the legendary strongman’s nephew and biggest booster who eagerly promotes the achievements and adventures of Hercules. A poet, Iolaus is forced in the film to also become a warrior alongside his uncle." Hercules is set to hit theaters July 25th, 2014.
Fourteen hundred years ago, a tormented soul walked the earth that was neither man nor god. Hercules was the powerful son of the god king Zeus, for this he received nothing but suffering his entire life. After twelve arduous labors and the loss of his family, this dark, world-weary soul turned his back on the gods finding his only solace in bloody battle. Over the years he warmed to the company of six similar souls, their only bond being their love of fighting and presence of death. These men and woman never question where they go to fight or why or whom, just how much they will be paid. Now the King of Thrace has hired these mercenaries to train his men to become the greatest army of all time. It is time for this bunch of lost souls to finally have their eyes opened to how far they have fallen when they must train an army to become as ruthless and blood thirsty as their reputation has become.
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